1. a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to move an oval ball down a field by running with it or throwing it
Usage: American English
2. a game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a round ball into the opponent’s goal
Usage: British English; also called soccer in American English
3. the ball used in either of these games

Examples

• The football game starts at 3 PM on Sunday.
• He threw the football to his teammate in the end zone.
• They played football in the park after school.
• She kicked the football into the goal to score.
• The football bounced off the goalpost.
• Our school’s football team won the championship.
• He bought a new football for practice.